(633225) Dauksa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 2009 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Mikalojus Daukša (1527–1613) was a Lithuanian and Latin religious writer and a Catholic church official. Daukša's Lithuanian translation of Jacob Ledesma's catechism in 1595 became the first book in Lithuanian to be published in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He spoke several languages and had a personal library including a book by Erasmus of Rotterdam.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dauksa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dauksa is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 633225 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 HB59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 8.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.